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I may be catching it. I keep circling the G34 drain and it's probably only a matter of time before I get one.

I picked up a G34 last year for idpa. Put some Dawson precision sights on it and it was a great game gun, no regrets at all. In the interest of full disclosure, I sold it and got out of that game. If I go back anything 9mm for competition, I’d probably go CZ.

Current 9mm carry gun is PPQ.
Most of my handguns are steel, because they don’t make late 1800s models in plastic.

I never thought I’d ever be caught uttering the word “Glock” on here, but the new Gen 5 Glock 45 9mm seems to be the best bet for the plastic world these days. Honestly though I’d never want to own a gun with a split trigger.

I'll help you - the gun is okay except for the lack of a manual safety. Since the striker is always cocked after the slide is cycled, the trigger lever safety is all that prevents accidental firing. Since anything that would touch the trigger also touches the safety lever, it is of questionable effectiveness. IOW it might as well not even be there for all the good it does.
Carrying a Glock to me is the same as carrying a 1911 loaded, cocked and safety off, a condition you never want to see unless the pistol is being presented to fire.
I didn't understand all this when I bought a G23. I loved the pistol but as soon as I realized how it worked, I sold it at the next gun show.
I carry a striker-fire, but it also has a manual safety - I won't come near one without it.

I never thought I’d ever be caught uttering the word “Glock” on here, but the new Gen 5 Glock 45 9mm seems to be the best bet for the plastic world these days. Honestly though I’d never want to own a gun with a split trigger.

Ummmmm, what??
Not even close.
What Havanna said. You could throw in the Walther Q5 while you’re at it, not to mention all the Sig stuff....
That’s not even a race...

Since the striker is always cocked after the slide is cycled, the trigger lever safety is all that prevents accidental firing.

Not completely. The striker is only partially cocked after cycling. Squeezing the trigger completes the cocking action. There are two other safties besides the trigger safety (firing pin safety and drop safety) that help prevent an accidental discharge.

And just for grins, here is a 10 shot group I fired at 25 yards with my Glock 19 gen 5 on it's first outing. While not as accurate as my ACW or Wilson Combat, etc., I only paid $500 new for the Glock.

Not completely. The striker is only partially cocked after cycling. Squeezing the trigger completes the cocking action.

Note the CZ 75B in single action does the same thing. Pulling the trigger cams the hammer farther back before it releases. Just like the CZ 75B in single action mode, the partially cocked Glock striker has enough energy to ignite most primers.

A jewel from Ernest Langdon beginning at about the 2:05 mark to about the 2:40 mark.

Glocks are made out of pretty flimsy parts and in my view, they are very ugly. But they work very well their accuracy is pretty good and their price is also good. I own one Glock. I also have a couple of Polymere80's and prefer them they have a better grip angle and they are not quite as ugly as the factory Glock. Plus if you spend the time hunting parts you can build a gun that has all of the good aftermarket parts for about the price of a factory Glock.

I like metal guns better than plastic. But plastic guns are good also. They are much comfier to carry around all day.

“Stupid” hammers won the west!!
How else ya gonna fan from the hip? Yeah Yeah.....SA.......
Anyway, a revolver is far more accurate when you cock the hammer and have your target trigger snap like glass!

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